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Here’s Why the ‘Texit’ Secession Movement Is Celebrating This Month

By Simone CarterDecember 21, 2023

“We’re ready to go out there and start having this conversation in a much bigger way,” said Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement.

Dallas is considering changing zoning rules to allow more multi-family housing like duplexes in neighborhoods, though the idea is meeting resistance.

Will Dallas Destroy Single-Family Neighborhoods by Allowing More Housing Options?

By Jacob VaughnDecember 20, 2023

City Council members and residents turned out yesterday to oppose the building of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes near single-family homes.

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Mexico’s President Blasts Gov. Abbott Over Newly Signed ‘Inhumane’ Immigration Law

By Simone CarterDecember 19, 2023

After Texas’ Republican governor signed Senate Bill 4 into law on Monday, Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was none too pleased.

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‘Crisis’: More Than a Million Texans Have Lost Medicaid Coverage

By Jacob VaughnDecember 19, 2023

The number of Texans on Medicaid has ballooned since 2020. Now that federal pandemic protections have ended, many are being kicked off their coverage.

This ‘Concerned Parent in North Texas’ Is Going Viral for Making Fun of Republicans

By Simone CarterDecember 19, 2023

Meet Zach Freeman, a ‘concerned’ North Texas father of three who makes satirical videos demolishing far-right talking points and politicians.

Should the Dallas City Council Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza?

Should the Dallas City Council Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza?

By Kelly Dearmore and OthersDecember 18, 2023

Pro-Palestine advocates filled the City Council chambers to call for support of a ceasefire in Gaza. At least one city leader was open to it.

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Buoys, Razor Wire and Family Separations: This Month in Texas Border News

By Simone CarterDecember 15, 2023

The Lone Star State continues its mission of deterring migrants from illegally crossing the southern border, including by introducing more razor wire.

‘Delays and Snafus’: Years Later, Dallas is Still Working on These Three Homelessness Projects

By Jacob VaughnDecember 12, 2023

The three facilities, purchased for millions of dollars by Dallas to house the homeless, aren’t yet housing anyone.

For Grid’s Sake: Let’s Pray Another Winter Storm Uri Doesn’t Hit Soon

By Simone CarterDecember 11, 2023

Texans are hoping for the best this winter when it comes to the energy grid, but experts advise preparing for the worst. Ya know, just in case.

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Dozens Turned Out to Dallas City Hall to Fight for Housing Funds in the Upcoming Bond Package

By Jacob VaughnDecember 11, 2023

City leaders and residents are torn on how to spend $1.1 billion in bond money.

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UPDATE: State Supreme Court Says Dallas Woman Can Not Yet Have an Abortion After Paxton Threatens Hospital With Charges

By Kelly DearmoreDecember 9, 2023

On Thursday, a judge in Travis County said that what the state asked Kate Cox to go through “is shocking and would be a genuine miscarriage of justice.”

Ken Paxton’s Apparent Luxury Rental Home Is an Urban Cowboy’s Wet Dream

By Simone CarterDecember 8, 2023

The Texas attorney general reportedly did not disclose the Broken Bow property on his annual personal financial report, raising ethical concerns.

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Dallas Mother Kate Cox Gets Emergency Hearing in Historic Abortion Case

By Kelly DearmoreDecember 6, 2023

After receiving a harrowing diagnosis, Kate Cox decided she shouldn’t have to travel out of Texas to get an abortion to prevent further suffering.

North Texas GOP Reps Are ‘Getting Primaried’ by Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz and Ken Paxton

By Kelly DearmoreDecember 6, 2023

A trio of powerful Republicans have already taken aim at sitting House Republicans from North Texas for opposing them in the past year.

Texas Dems Demand State GOP Chair Resign Over Neo-Nazi Debate

By Simone CarterDecember 5, 2023

“There is no place for hate in Texas, and the current RPT leadership has set a place at the head of their table for it,” wrote the Texas Democratic Party chair.

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In State of the City Address, Dallas Mayor Backs Parks, Not Housing in Upcoming Bond

In State of the City Address, Dallas Mayor Backs Parks, Not Housing in Upcoming Bond

By Jacob VaughnDecember 4, 2023

While Dallas faces an affordable housing crisis, Mayor Eric Johnson wants more money for parks as the city nears the next bond election.

Rights Groups Blast Trump’s ‘Racist’ Immigration Plans as ‘Unchristian’

By Simone CarterNovember 27, 2023

The GOP presidential primary frontrunner, who reportedly wants to build immigrant detention camps in Texas, was recently endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Could Reducing Minimum Lot Sizes Make Dallas More Affordable?

By Jacob VaughnNovember 20, 2023

Some worry that the move could destroy single-family neighborhoods by creating more density by way of multi-family residential structures.

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Texas Democrats Help ‘Avert Another GOP Catastrophe’ with Stopgap Bill Support

By Simone CarterNovember 17, 2023

“With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we cannot throw millions of families out in the cold,” U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett wrote in an open letter.

‘Devastating’ and Possibly Unconstitutional: Texas Lawmakers Approve Anti-Immigration Bills

By Jacob VaughnNovember 16, 2023

Opponents say the bills are unconstitutional and will lead to human and civil rights violations as well as racial profiling throughout Texas.

LGBTQ+ Families Flee Texas for Safer, Bluer Pastures

By Simone CarterNovember 15, 2023

A North Texas real estate service is helping families that no longer feel protected in Texas find homes in other states where they feel more secure.

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Texas A&M Will Pay Jimbo Fisher $76 Million. Here’s What They Could’ve Done Instead.

By Kelly DearmoreNovember 14, 2023

The fired football coach will leave College Station with a ton of Aggie cash, but we have some swell ideas on how it would be better spent.

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